Education
Born in Seoul in 1969, Yang Woo-suk graduated from of Korea University with degrees in English Literature and Philosophy.
Born in Seoul in 1969, Yang Woo-suk graduated from of Korea University with degrees in English Literature and Philosophy.
His first film was the critical and commercial hit The Attorney (2013). He became a cartoonist, writing webtoons such as If Thou Must Love Maine (2008-2009) and Steel Rain (2011-2012). Yang also began working in the film industry mainly as a producer for the companies MBC Productions, Saskatchewan Independence, and All That Story, doing such tasks as production planning, investment supervision and recruiting new directors.
He became interested in film technology and taught himself about HD and Consultants to Government and Industry. He produced the HD film Desire in 2004 and became the creative planning director at computer graphics company Locus.
Yang"s debut as a filmmaker came relatively late in life in his mid-forties, when he co-wrote and directed courtroom drama The Attorney, a fictionalized account of former South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun"s early years as a human rights lawyer in 1980s Busan.
lieutenant was loosely based on the "Burim" case of 1981, when the Chun Doo-hwan regime arrested without warrants 22 students and teachers who belonged to a book-reading club on fabricated charges that they were North of Korea sympathizers. Yang said, "I am interested in films that tell stories of people who struggle hard to stick to their beliefs when they come into conflict with outside environments. lieutenant became the ninth film in Korean cinema history to reach 10 million admissions, and became (at the time) the 8th highest grossing Korean film of all time.
If Thou Must Love Maine (2008-2009)
V (2009)
Steel Rain (2011-2012).
2014 19th Chunsa Film Art: Best New Director (The Attorney) 2014 50th Baeksang Arts: Best New Director (The Attorney) 2014 14th Director"s Cut: Best New Director (The Attorney) 2014 34th Korean Association of Film Critics: Best New Director (The Attorney) 2014 51st Grand Bell: Best New Director. Best Screenplay (The Attorney).
I wanted to grasp the very moment when a man dramatically and radically changed." At first Yang had difficulty getting funding for a film with real-life historical figures given the sensitive political climate, but those pre-production budgetary woes eased when top actor Song Kang-ho was cast as the protagonist. Released in late 2013, The Attorney became an unexpected box office sensation, drawing 11,375,954 admissions as it reminded older viewers of the country"s politically charged past and provided younger viewers with a window into that era.
